The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Steven Donziger: “Let’s Get Real . . . ICE Is a Domestic Terrorist Organization”

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Earlier today lawyer and human rights activist Steven Donziger shared the following on social media. L et’s get real: ICE is not just a ...

Lauren Bacall’s Vow Following the Death of Humphrey Bogart

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It’s the 69th anniversary today of the death of actor Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957). For many years now I’ve been an admirer of the life an...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Chris Hedges on ICE: “I Have Seen These Masked Goons Before”

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Award-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges has written are very important and timely piece about how ICE , “our Americanized Gestapo...

Matthew Cooke: “MAGA Just Lost Everything . . . Now It’s Only a Matter of Time – and Each of Us Doing Our Part”

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • And So Here We Are • Matthew Cooke: “Trump Exposed the Office of the Presidency” • Matthew ...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Why Minnesota?

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For those wondering why the Trump regime has chosen to come down hard on Minnesota, Alex Schieferdecker provides one of the most cogent an...

Quote of the Day

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T hat feeling of watching the state of the world and thinking, “We still have to go to work and act like everything is normal?” Hold that...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

A Good Faith Appeal and a Grim Response

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As I write, there are reports of ICE agents going from house to house in St. Paul, kicking-in the door of at least one home and hauling an ...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Chris Hedges: “Most Revolutions Succeed Not Through Violence But Through National Strikes”

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In the following 8-minute video journalist and author Chris Hedges responds to two questions from viewers, the first of which is: “How do ...
Friday, January 09, 2026

Omar Fateh: “Folks Are Waking Up”

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Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh spoke earlier today at a rally calling for justice for Renée Good , killed Wednesday in Minneapolis by ...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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